There are more interesting use cases for vibration motors. In this example a 3D printed mouse is equipped with the body interaction pcb board. The vibration makes the mouse moving. The mouse even manages to pass obstacles. On the bottom of the mouse the vibration motor is inserted in a hole. Then the pcb is build in and secured…
We have re-designed the BI encasement. The red one is a bit taller – there is more space for the ISP header. The red has a cap which is attached with two M3 screws. The screws are very tiny, but it works!
BI1 (rev3) ready and working. Successful evaluation of a scenario with 2 BIs.
The BI1 revision 2 has a switch and an alternative ISP connection. Most ICs are on the top side.
This is a 3D printed case for the BI1.
bodyinteraction.com is pleased to show the first prototype in SMD technology. The functionality is the same, but it is very small (approx. 20x30cm).
As you see we are not experienced in soldering SMD parts. But we will learn how to do it and we will tell our experience.
We have build a prototype of the so called body interactor using jeelab hardware (JeeNodeUSB, Gravity plug) and a simple do it yourself board for driving a vibration motor and a li-po battery. It is easy to assemble these parts, but they are quite expensive. Another point is the form factor. The JeeNodeUSB is quite large for such a simple…
The Arduino IDE is used to write programs. To transfer the code to the ATtiny you need an ISP programmer. Debugging is much harder as there is no serial interface to transfer data between ATtiny and your computer- the monitor function of the Arduino IDE does not work. A very good description how to set up the Arduino IDE for…
A body interactor is small device which is able to communicate wireless with other body interactors. It has one sensor, an accelerometer, for sensing movements. And it is has one actuator: a vibration motor. The body interactor should be able to control the motor using the movement data of its own accelerometer as well as the data send by other body interactors.
There are multiple usage in the area of lifestyle, well-being, exercising and toys e.g. synchronized massage device, exergames for improving coordination.
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